A time to reassert.

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ANDREW TORRES speculates on what 2012 holds for the interior design profession

We are living in dramatic times. The coming year and those that follow will likely be some of the more difficult we have encountered. And yet these are also exciting times. We are privileged to be part of a profession whose central challenge is to create the spaces in which life takes place. But to fulfill this mission, we as professionals will require a far broader base of knowledge than generations past.

Future interior designers will need a very high level of technical literacy, and will be expected to seamlessly and inventively incorporate technology, from complex environmental systems to user control interfaces like the iPad. …

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